Day 13

Question 1

release

Answer 1

v/n – to express or get rid of feelings such as anger or worry (e.g. Physical exercise is a good way of releasing stress.)

Question 2

convince

Answer 2

verb – to persuade someone to do something SYN persuade (e.g. I’ve been trying to convince Jean to come with me.)

Question 3

generous

Answer 3

adj – someone who is generous is willing to give money, spend time etc, in order to help people or give them pleasure OPP mean

Question 4

debt

Answer 4

noun – when you owe money to someone OPP credit (e.g. Nearly half the students said they were in debt.)

Question 5

enrol

Answer 5

verb – to officially arrange to join a school, university, or course, or to arrange for someone else to do this (e.g. I decided to enrol for ‘Art for Beginners’.)

Question 6

enrolment

Answer 6

noun – the process of arranging to join a school, university, course etc (e.g. Student enrolments have more than doubled.)

Question 7

shortage

Answer 7

noun – lack / a situation in which there is not enough of something that people need (e.g. There is a shortage of nurses and doctors in this area.)

Question 8

worsen

Answer 8

verb – get worse / to become worse, or make something worse (e.g. A lot of teachers expect the situation to worsen over the next few years.)

Question 9

complain

Answer 9

verb – to say that you are annoyed, not satisfied, or unhappy about something or someone (e.g. Residents are complaining because traffic in the area has increased.)

Question 10

meaningful

Answer 10

adj – having a meaning that is easy to understand and makes sense (e.g. Without more data we cannot make a meaningful comparison of the two systems.)

Question 11

(just) as …, so …

Answer 11

phrase – formal used to compare two people or things, when they are similar (e.g. Just as the French love their wine, so the English love their beer.)